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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2603 (2026)

  Criminal homicide of unborn child.

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§ 2603.  Criminal homicide of unborn child.

(a)  Offense defined.--An individual commits criminal homicide of an unborn child if the individual intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of an unborn child in violation of section 2604 (relating to murder of unborn child) or 2605 (relating to voluntary manslaughter of unborn child).

(b)  Classification.--Criminal homicide of an unborn child shall be classified as murder of an unborn child or voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Bullock, 913 A.2d 207 (Pa. 2006).
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Commonwealth v. Bullock, 913 A.2d 207 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 4× “Under the Act, an individual commits criminal homicide of an unborn child if he or she intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently causes the death of an unborn child, see 18 Pa.C.S. § 2603, a term that refers to the fetus at any stage of gestation.”
State v. Courchesne, 998 A.2d 1 (Conn. 2010). “2010) (killing of unborn child constitutes homicide); 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 2603 through 2605 (West 1998) (proscribing murder and manslaughter with respect to unborn child); R.”
Matthew Becker v. Sec'y Pennsylvania Departm, 28 F.4th 459 (3rd Cir. 2022). “§ 2501 , and criminal homicide of an unborn child, 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2603 . A jury convicted Becker of “murder in the first degree for the death of Ms.”
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Commonwealth v. Bullock, 913 A.2d 207 (Pa. 2006). “Under the Act, an individual commits criminal homicide of an unborn child if he or she intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently causes the death of an unborn child, see 18 Pa.C.S. § 2603, a term that refers to the fetus at any stage of gestation.”
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